Mickey 17 (2025) Review — Capitalism, Cloning, and Bad Job Security

About this episode

The episode reviews the film Mickey 17, exploring themes of capitalism, cloning, and the fragility of identity.

Send us Fan Mail I wish I had a clone sometimes, but maybe not. Today were talking about: On a frozen world at the edge of colonized space, Mickey signs up to be expendable. His job is simple: Die when necessary. Be printed again. But repetition changes a person. Memories linger. Doubt multiplies. When survival becomes optional, identity becomes fragile. How many versions of you are too many? Mickey 17 🎧 Listen now. Subscribe. Don’t get replaced. If you guys hav...

People in this episode

Hosts: Barry, Colby

Topics covered

• capitalism
• cloning
• job security
• identity
• survival
• memory

Keywords

• Mickey 17
• capitalism
• cloning
• job security
• identity
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mickey 17

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